Mailbox for iPhone: a next-generation email app inspired by Sparrow and ClearOrchestra, the developers behind one of our favorite to-do apps has been working on a new mail app. Inspired by Sparrow, the app will include gesture based controls as opposed to buttons—for example, archiving a message from your inbox would only require a swipe to the right. Other features include an optimized display that makes correspondence look like text bubbles, and an ability to delegate email messages for "Later." The app will launch sometime in the new year at an unspecified price. [The Verge]

Radio changes to Last.fm from Tuesday 15 January 2013Due to business restructuring, music streaming/discovery service Last.fm is moving to a subscription-only model in the US, UK, and Germany. Last.fm users in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and Brazil will be unaffected by this change. Users in any other countries will no longer be able to use Last.fm to stream music. The changes will take effect January 15th. [Last.fm]